Ecology

by Timothy F.H. Allen, Allen Carpenter Dodson, Stanley I. Dodson, et al.

Complex and diverse, modern ecology is often difficult to introduce to undergraduate students in a way that conveys the excitement and enthusiasm that ecologists feel for their field. In this text, the authors aim to encourage students by adopting a new approach to teaching modern ecology, dividing the field into several distinct subdisciplines, each with its own way of looking at the world...
Unique and accessible, Ecology concentrates on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195120795
• ISBN13: 9780195120790
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

I like it

I really like the way they organize this book. For me, a environmental management study person, this book gives a very clear sketch of Ecology. It also very good to read articles from so many good ecologist from diferent angles. I strongly recommand this book to those who want to know what have been discussed and covered in the subject of Ecology, and how we can link these ideas and knowledge to our life or other studies.

A fine and readable survey of academic ecology

This book presents a survey of the academic subdivisions of the science of ecology. Gives some general information and then a chapter on each of 6 different specializations in the science, viz., landscape, ecosystem, physiological, behavioral, population and community ecology, written by pofessional ecologists. Especially valuable for someone wishing to study ecology in school who wonders what exactly the various subfields deal with and consist of. Also enjoyable for anyone wanting to learn about the aims, problems, approaches and results of ecology as an academic endeavor. Includes sections on how the subfields are linked together. Includes a glossary and many references.